Theater

Finding Penelope

Finding Penelope

Patients and caregivers at Luther Manor collaborate on a theatre piece in homage to Penelope, grounded in the serious reality we all deal with as we age.

On Stage 3/15-21: Artsy abundance, wrapped neatly for you, boyo
On Stage 3/15-21

Artsy abundance, wrapped neatly for you, boyo

Tá fáilte romhat. (You're welcome.)

NEW! Teen playwrights get pro performances

NEW! Teen playwrights get pro performances

Plays by Hardman, Cumpton and Dornemann featured at Milwaukee Chamber Theatre's fifth annual Young Playwrights Festival.

“Tuesdays with Morrie” resonates with thoughts of loved ones

“Tuesdays with Morrie” resonates with thoughts of loved ones

A poignant Sunset Playhouse production of a play based on real life.

Theatrical Tendencies stages Terrence McNally’s take on Jesus

Theatrical Tendencies stages Terrence McNally’s take on Jesus

What if Jesus was from Texas and lived in the 1950s? And what if he were gay?

The Rep’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”: Funny as hell
The Rep’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”

Funny as hell

In August Wilson's 1982 play, the good-humored grace of talented African-Americans bends under the pressure of American racism.

PODCAST: “Teaching life skills through stage skills”
PODCAST

“Teaching life skills through stage skills”

As schools are forced to cut back, First Stage Children's Theater and Academy offers a creative outlet for students, fostering empowerment through the arts.

Patrick Sims’ moving ’10 Perfect’ an extraordinary performance

Patrick Sims’ moving ’10 Perfect’ an extraordinary performance

One actor brings 18 characters to life in segregated 1920's Indiana, inspired by James Cameron's experience of a near-lynching.

The Laramie Project at Marquette University: A Photo Gallery
The Laramie Project at Marquette University

A Photo Gallery

Students in Milwaukee take the annual stage reading to new performance and multimedia levels in this version supported by the Theatre and Social Justice Fund.

In Tandem’s “Murder at the Howard Johnson’s”

In Tandem’s “Murder at the Howard Johnson’s”

A hundred ways to kill your lover, husband, wife, wife's lover, girlfriend's husband or rival, all of them funny.

First Stage’s U:Bug:Me!, tiny critters with life lessons
First Stage’s U

Bug:Me!, tiny critters with life lessons

Jeremiah Clay Neal's new musical for the little one takes the creepy out of the crawlies.

On Stage 2/22-3/1 Riddle: What’s on your head and at Uihlein Hall?
On Stage 2/22-3/1 Riddle

What’s on your head and at Uihlein Hall?

"Hair," of course! Also this week: lots going on at UWM, a European soprano recital, "Murder at Howard Johnson's" and "10 Perfect" at Stritch University.